Stanley Cup playoffs: Bracket, schedule, more

17.04.2026, 19:11 espn.com

The 2026 Stanley Cup playoffs are upon us. Sixteen teams enter, one leaves with the greatest trophy in the world of sports.

With the back-to-back champion Florida Panthers outside the playoff field this season, that means there will be a new team atop the pedestal for the first time since 2023.

This page will be your home throughout the postseason, featuring schedule and broadcast details, scores, highlights and other intel on every series, updated continually through the Stanley Cup Final.

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Regular-season records:

Sabres: 50-23-9, 109 pointsBruins: 45-27-10, 100 points

Leading scorers:

Sabres: Tage Thompson (40 goals, 41 assists)Bruins: David Pastrnak (29 goals, 71 assists)

Schedule:

Game 1: Bruins at Sabres | April 19, 7:30 p.m. (ESPN)Game 2: Bruins at Sabres | April 21, 7:30 p.m. (ESPN)Game 3: Sabres at Bruins | April 23, 7 p.m. (TNT)Game 4: Sabres at Bruins | April 26, 2 p.m. (TNT)Game 5: Bruins at Sabres | TBDGame 6: Sabres at Bruins | TBDGame 7: Bruins at Sabres | TBD

Regular-season records:

Lightning: 50-26-6, 106 pointsCanadiens: 48-24-10, 106 points

Leading scorers:

Lightning: Nikita Kucherov (44 goals, 86 assists)Canadiens: Nick Suzuki (29 goals, 72 assists)

Schedule:

Game 1: Canadiens at Lightning | April 19, 5:45 p.m. (TNT)Game 2: Canadiens at Lightning | April 21, 7 p.m. (ESPN2)Game 3: Lightning at Canadiens | April 24, 7 p.m. (TNT)Game 4: Lightning at Canadiens | April 26, 7 p.m. (ESPN)Game 5: Canadiens at Lightning | TBDGame 6: Lightning at Canadiens | TBDGame 7: Canadiens at Lightning | TBD

Regular-season records:

Hurricanes: 53-22-7, 113 pointsSenators: 44-27-11, 99 points

Leading scorers:

Hurricanes: Sebastian Aho (27 goals, 53 assists)Senators: Tim Stutzle (34 goals, 49 assists)

Schedule:

Game 1: Senators at Hurricanes | April 18, 3 p.m. (ESPN)Game 2: Senators at Hurricanes | April 20, 7:30 p.m. (ESPN2)Game 3: Hurricanes at Senators | April 23, 7:30 p.m. (TNT)Game 4: Hurricanes at Senators | April 26, 7 p.m. (ESPN)Game 5: Senators at Hurricanes | TBDGame 6: Hurricanes at Senators | TBDGame 7: Senators at Hurricanes | TBD

Regular-season records:

Penguins: 41-25-16, 98 pointsFlyers: 43-27-12, 98 points

Leading scorers:

Penguins: Sidney Crosby (29 goals, 45 assists)Flyers: Travis Konecny (27 goals, 41 assists)

Schedule:

Game 1: Flyers at Penguins | April 18, 8 p.m. (ESPN)Game 2: Flyers at Penguins | April 20, 7 p.m. (ESPN)Game 3: Penguins at Flyers | April 22, 7 p.m. (TNT)Game 4: Penguins at Flyers | April 25, 8 p.m. (TBS)Game 5: Flyers at Penguins | TBDGame 6: Penguins at Flyers | TBDGame 7: Flyers at Penguins | TBD

Regular-season records:

Avalanche: 55-16-11, 121 pointsKings: 35-27-20, 90 points

Leading scorers:

Avalanche: Nathan MacKinnon (53 goals, 74 assists)Kings: Adrian Kempe (36 goals, 37 assists)

Schedule:

Game 1: Kings at Avalanche | April 19, 3 p.m. (TNT)Game 2: Kings at Avalanche | April 21, 10 p.m. (ESPN)Game 3: Avalanche at Kings | April 23, 10 p.m. (TNT)Game 4: Avalanche at Kings | April 26, 4:30 p.m. (TNT)Game 5: Kings at Avalanche | TBDGame 6: Avalanche at Kings | TBDGame 7: Kings at Avalanche | TBD

Regular-season records:

Stars: 50-20-12, 112 pointsWild: 46-24-12, 104 points

Leading scorers:

Stars: Jason Robertson (45 goals, 51 assists)Wild: Kirill Kaprizov (45 goals, 44 assists)

Schedule:

Game 1: Wild at Stars | April 18, 5:30 p.m. (ESPN)Game 2: Wild at Stars | April 20, 9:30 p.m. (ESPN)Game 3: Stars at Wild | April 22, 9:30 p.m. (TNT)Game 4: Stars at Wild | April 25, 5:30 p.m. (TBS)Game 5: Wild at Stars | TBDGame 6: Stars at Wild | TBDGame 7: Wild at Stars | TBD

Regular-season records:

Golden Knights: 39-26-17, 95 pointsMammoth: 43-33-6, 92 points

Leading scorers:

Golden Knights: Jack Eichel (27 goals, 63 assists)Mammoth: Clayton Keller (26 goals, 62 assists)

Schedule:

Game 1: Mammoth at Golden Knights | April 19, 10 p.m. (ESPN)Game 2: Mammoth at Golden Knights | April 21, 9:30 p.m. (ESPN2)Game 3: Golden Knights at Mammoth | April 24, 9:30 p.m. (TBDGame 4: Golden Knights at Mammoth | April 27, TBD (ESPN)Game 5: Mammoth at Golden Knights | TBDGame 6: Golden Knights at Mammoth | TBDGame 7: Mammoth at Golden Knights | TBD

Regular-season records:

Oilers: 41-30-11, 93 pointsDucks: 43-33-6, 92 points

Leading scorers:

Oilers: Connor McDavid (48 goals, 86 assists)Ducks: Cutter Gauthier (40 goals, 28 assists)

Schedule:

Game 1: Ducks at Oilers | April 20, 10 p.m. (ESPN2)Game 2: Ducks at Oilers | April 22, 10 p.m. (TBS)Game 3: Oilers at Ducks | April 24, 10 p.m. (TNT)Game 4: Oilers at Ducks | April 26, 9:30 p.m. (ESPN)Game 5: Ducks at Oilers | TBDGame 6: Oilers at Ducks | TBDGame 7: Ducks at Oilers | TBD